Method of communicating business contact information to a wireless user
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1. A method of providing business services to a customer via a wireless device used by the customer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) enrolling a customer in a telematics service subscription;
(b) receiving an email address from the customer during telematics subscription enrollment;
(c) sending an email to the received email address comprising a universal resource locator (URL) linking the customer to business services;
(d) receiving a wireless telephone number from the customer enrolled in the telematics service subscription via a website identified by the URL, wherein the wireless telephone number comprises a wireless email address;
(e) initiating an email to the wireless telephone number;
(f) converting the email to a short message service (SMS) message; and
(g) sending the SMS message to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A method for providing business services to a customer via a wireless device used by the customer. The method includes asking a customer for a wireless telephone number associated with a wireless device used by the customer, receiving the wireless telephone number, storing the wireless telephone number, and sending the customer a short message service (SMS) message to the wireless telephone number, wherein the SMS message contains a phone number or universal resource locator (URL) that allows the customer to use the wireless device to interact with the business.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of providing business services to a customer via a wireless device used by the customer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enrolling a customer in a telematics service subscription; (b) receiving an email address from the customer during telematics subscription enrollment; (c) sending an email to the received email address comprising a universal resource locator (URL) linking the customer to business services; (d) receiving a wireless telephone number from the customer enrolled in the telematics service subscription via a website identified by the URL, wherein the wireless telephone number comprises a wireless email address; (e) initiating an email to the wireless telephone number; (f) converting the email to a short message service (SMS) message; and (g) sending the SMS message to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing business services to a customer via a wireless device used by the customer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a wireless telephone number associated with a wireless device used by the customer; (b) automatically sending a short message service (SMS) message to the wireless device associated with the wireless telephone number, wherein the SMS message includes a phone number or a universal resource locator (URL) capable of allowing the wireless device to contact a business; (c) receiving the message at the wireless device; (d) extracting the phone number or URL from the message at the wireless device; (e) saving the phone number or URL used for interacting the business at the wireless device; and (f) opening a website of the business at the wireless device using the saved URL; (g) providing the name of the wireless service provider and the zip code of a billing address associated with the wireless device to the website using the opened website. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing business services to a customer via a wireless device used by the customer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending an email to a customer, wherein the email contains a universal resource locator (URL) linking the customer to a web portal of a telematics service provider that is capable of receiving inputs from the customer that result in the control of functions related to the operation of a vehicle; (b) receiving a wireless telephone number at the web portal; (c) sending a short message service (SMS) message including the URL to a wireless device associated with the wireless telephone number; (d) receiving the SMS message at the wireless device; (e) accessing the web portal of the telematics service provider using the wireless device and the URL included with the SMS message such that the web portal of the telematics service provider is displayed at the wireless device; and (f) controlling a function related to the operation of a vehicle using customer input received via the web portal of the telematics service provider displayed at the wireless device and ultimately communicated from the wireless device to the web portal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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